Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is better than Galaxy S7 edge, getting a general score of 90.5 against 78.1. Sony Xperia 5 III's design is much newer, but just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than the Galaxy S7 edge. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia 5 III has older 11 version and Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a little bit better looking screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a little higher pixels quantity in each screen inch.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have a camera with a 12 mega pixels, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Xperia 5 III also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor and higher 120 fps video frame rates.
The Xperia 5 III has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity.
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